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Canan StationPA

With 53 residents, it is a town in Pennsylvania.

Is Canan Station a good place to live?

Canan Station’s age of the median resident is 67.6 years, above both the Pennsylvania town median (43.2 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Canan Station has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

53 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Getting set up

Moving to Canan Station: who provides what

Canan Station is unincorporated, so Blair County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerValley Rural Electric Coop15.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterAltoona Water Authority2 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesBlair CountyBlair County provides services here
SchoolsHollidaysburg Area School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Pennsylvania you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person until 15 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 15 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereBlair County Board of ElectionsBlair County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code1660116601 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Canan Station.

Natural hazards

Canan Station has a very low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding

On expected storm and flood damage, Canan Station sits below 91% of U.S. communities. Four fifths of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 6%.

9risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
9Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesHurricanes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Canan Station

Summer afternoons peak near 84° in July, and January nights bottom out around 20°; snowfall runs to about 38 inches a winter. Summers in Canan Station are warm, and winters chilly, snowy.

38″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–39°
Spring37–61°
Summer58–82°
Fall41–63°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 25
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

Fewer of Canan Station’s adults binge drink than in the typical Pennsylvania or U.S. town

Canan Station: 15% of adults report frequent mental distress. Only 2 of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Canan Station. In Canan Station, 42% of adults have high blood pressure, and 15% have diabetes. Of 26 CDC measures, Canan Station beats the Pennsylvania average on 5 and trails it on 8.

Canan StationPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)13%18%16%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)42%34%35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)15%11%12%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)83%79%79%
26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
5 better13 too close to call8 worse
What stands outCanan StationPA
Fewer binge drinkers13.3%18.3%
More adults screened for colon cancer75.2%67.5%
More adults who have had cancer13.2%8.8%
UPMC Altoona
4.4 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Nearby attractions

Beaver Stadium and 21 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Canan Station. Close and well known come first.

All 31 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Beaver Stadium: Sbvr6 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lakemont Park: Bhakta Dano. Original uploader was Oldano at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site: Matthew A. Lynn; Original uploader was Mosamiazaz at en.wikipedia, Public domain · South Fork Dam: Ernest Walter Histed, Public domain · Railroaders Memorial Museum: Mark Frederick, CC0

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Canan Station

13pages on Canan Station
After high school

Colleges nearby

3 within 15 miles of the center of Canan Station

Questions about Canan Station

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Canan Station, PA a good place to live?

Canan Station has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.